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LAST OF WISCONSIN'S FOUR WAR GOVERNORS ON HIS DEATH BED
Ex=Qov. James T. Lewis, at His Home in Columbus, Not Expected to Survive tlie Night.
ZLZ.
A dispatch to the Free Fre.ss late last night said that ex-Gov. .lames T. T.ewis was not ex¬ pected to li\"e until thi^s morning:. He was born at Clarendon, .v. Y.. Oct. :;0, 1SI9. One of his brothers "'as a distinguished soldier jn the Mexican war—the lir,st to scale the walls of Cheniultupec, tor which gallant feat he was presented with a sword, tic eanic to "Wiscon¬ sin in 1845 and began the practice of law at Columbus, .\t the age of -6 he was married to Miss Orline M, Sturges of Clarendon. N, Y,, by ^vhom he had four children. He held suc- cessi\e!,y the positions of district attorne;-, county .iudge. member of the constitutional con'.'cntion, member of the general as,sembiy, ; state senator, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and governor. .\s war governor he vis- ! ited the hospitals of the south and secured the j transfer of all the Wisconsin sick to hospitals : within their own state. His wife died a year j ago.
By the Hon. E. W. Keyes, Madison.
The passing away of James T. Lewis o£ Columbia county will close out a re- marliable career. But tew, if any, of the early pioneers became more closely .identified with the early settlement, growth and development of the territory and state than Mr. Lewis. He belonged to that sturdy class o( men who early sought homes in the then far west, at¬ tracted by the bright promise which was held out to them by the forests and fields, lakes and streams of Wisconsin; and he selected for his abiding place many broad acres in the town and county of his residence. He was a lawyer, but did not exclusively devote himself to that business, although he was for several years district attorney and judge of his county, the first positions conferred upon him by his people.
la Constitutional Convention.
Judge Lewis was a member of the con¬ vention which framed the constitution nf the state. He occupied a prominent po¬ sition and rendered valuable services in that body. In 1852 he was a member of the assembly, and in the fall of that year he was elected to the senate, where I he served during the session of 1853. At ' the Democratic convention, held in Madi¬
son in 1853, he was nominated lor lieutenant governor on the ticket headed by William A. Barstow, and with the balance of the ticket was elected, and filled that position during the years 1854 and 1855.
The success of the Democratic ticket in 1853 ended Democratic supremacy in the state until the election ol the ticket headed by William R. Taylor in 1873.
Democrat of Old School.
Judge Lewis wag a Democrat of the I old school. Modern Democracy never made any impression upon him. When the re- I hellion broke out in 1861, and during the exciting period in this state and country I preceding it, his voice and influence was in favor of the, njaiateoaupe- of the union at whatever. eoat,,'anU' ^e' was known throughout'.toe |staie'.as' a . most pro¬ nounced union man, ready if necessary to abandon his Democracy, cut loose his association with the Democratic party, and ally himself with the Rep.iblican, or any party, that was unconditionally in favor of maintaining the federal gov¬ ernment.
¦ Joined With Republicans.
Preceding the assembling of the Re¬ publican convention on the 25th of Sep¬ tember, 1861, the union sentiment through¬ out the state was most pronounced, in¬ dependent of the two old parties, and there was a strong disposition to uhite upon one state ticket which would be satisfactory to the Republican party, and at the same time afford a shelter for those Democrats who could not under the circumstances consistently support the Democratic ticket. In furtherance of this plan the leading war Democrats in the state met in convention Sept. 10, 1861, at the capitol, and after a general con¬ sultation on the subject, adjourned the convention to Sept. 24, one day preced¬ ing the Republican convention.
Still a Democrat.
At this union convention among other

Wisconsin Local History & Biography Articles (WLHBA) Newspaper clippings, 1861-1930 from historical and biographical articles preserved in scrapbooks at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Articles include eyewitness accounts written during the Civil War; such as war correspondence, soldiers diaries and printed letters from soldiers. Articles also include veterans reminiscence, obituaries and anniversary coverage of major battles or formation of regiments. A wide range of subjects, battles and people are covered.

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CWCL011; 2--!)
^(voi ."K-t^ v^^i^^- y-s 'f^^. ^30^.
LAST OF WISCONSIN'S FOUR WAR GOVERNORS ON HIS DEATH BED
Ex=Qov. James T. Lewis, at His Home in Columbus, Not Expected to Survive tlie Night.
ZLZ.
A dispatch to the Free Fre.ss late last night said that ex-Gov. .lames T. T.ewis was not ex¬ pected to li\"e until thi^s morning:. He was born at Clarendon, .v. Y.. Oct. :;0, 1SI9. One of his brothers "'as a distinguished soldier jn the Mexican war—the lir,st to scale the walls of Cheniultupec, tor which gallant feat he was presented with a sword, tic eanic to "Wiscon¬ sin in 1845 and began the practice of law at Columbus, .\t the age of -6 he was married to Miss Orline M, Sturges of Clarendon. N, Y,, by ^vhom he had four children. He held suc- cessi\e!,y the positions of district attorne;-, county .iudge. member of the constitutional con'.'cntion, member of the general as,sembiy, ; state senator, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and governor. .\s war governor he vis- ! ited the hospitals of the south and secured the j transfer of all the Wisconsin sick to hospitals : within their own state. His wife died a year j ago.
By the Hon. E. W. Keyes, Madison.
The passing away of James T. Lewis o£ Columbia county will close out a re- marliable career. But tew, if any, of the early pioneers became more closely .identified with the early settlement, growth and development of the territory and state than Mr. Lewis. He belonged to that sturdy class o( men who early sought homes in the then far west, at¬ tracted by the bright promise which was held out to them by the forests and fields, lakes and streams of Wisconsin; and he selected for his abiding place many broad acres in the town and county of his residence. He was a lawyer, but did not exclusively devote himself to that business, although he was for several years district attorney and judge of his county, the first positions conferred upon him by his people.
la Constitutional Convention.
Judge Lewis was a member of the con¬ vention which framed the constitution nf the state. He occupied a prominent po¬ sition and rendered valuable services in that body. In 1852 he was a member of the assembly, and in the fall of that year he was elected to the senate, where I he served during the session of 1853. At ' the Democratic convention, held in Madi¬
son in 1853, he was nominated lor lieutenant governor on the ticket headed by William A. Barstow, and with the balance of the ticket was elected, and filled that position during the years 1854 and 1855.
The success of the Democratic ticket in 1853 ended Democratic supremacy in the state until the election ol the ticket headed by William R. Taylor in 1873.
Democrat of Old School.
Judge Lewis wag a Democrat of the I old school. Modern Democracy never made any impression upon him. When the re- I hellion broke out in 1861, and during the exciting period in this state and country I preceding it, his voice and influence was in favor of the, njaiateoaupe- of the union at whatever. eoat,,'anU' ^e' was known throughout'.toe |staie'.as' a . most pro¬ nounced union man, ready if necessary to abandon his Democracy, cut loose his association with the Democratic party, and ally himself with the Rep.iblican, or any party, that was unconditionally in favor of maintaining the federal gov¬ ernment.
¦ Joined With Republicans.
Preceding the assembling of the Re¬ publican convention on the 25th of Sep¬ tember, 1861, the union sentiment through¬ out the state was most pronounced, in¬ dependent of the two old parties, and there was a strong disposition to uhite upon one state ticket which would be satisfactory to the Republican party, and at the same time afford a shelter for those Democrats who could not under the circumstances consistently support the Democratic ticket. In furtherance of this plan the leading war Democrats in the state met in convention Sept. 10, 1861, at the capitol, and after a general con¬ sultation on the subject, adjourned the convention to Sept. 24, one day preced¬ ing the Republican convention.
Still a Democrat.
At this union convention among other